Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
Apr. 30, 2018 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2018 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
| Net revenue: |
|
|
|
|
| Products |
$ 4,610
|
$ 4,035
|
$ 9,470
|
$ 8,229
|
| Services |
2,746
|
2,677
|
5,449
|
5,292
|
| Financing income |
112
|
96
|
223
|
189
|
| Total net revenue |
7,468
|
6,808
|
15,142
|
13,710
|
| Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
| Cost of products |
3,320
|
2,956
|
6,913
|
5,882
|
| Cost of services |
1,806
|
1,778
|
3,636
|
3,475
|
| Financing interest |
70
|
65
|
138
|
131
|
| Research and development |
402
|
376
|
790
|
732
|
| Selling, general and administrative |
1,227
|
1,229
|
2,429
|
2,433
|
| Amortization of intangible assets |
72
|
72
|
150
|
138
|
| Restructuring charges |
9
|
69
|
12
|
152
|
| Transformation costs |
123
|
0
|
368
|
0
|
| Acquisition and other related charges |
16
|
50
|
46
|
94
|
| Separation costs |
26
|
30
|
2
|
41
|
| Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit) |
0
|
(12)
|
0
|
(16)
|
| Total costs and expenses |
7,071
|
6,613
|
14,484
|
13,062
|
| Earnings from continuing operations |
397
|
195
|
658
|
648
|
| Interest and other, net |
(78)
|
(86)
|
(99)
|
(164)
|
| Tax indemnification adjustments |
(425)
|
7
|
(1,344)
|
(11)
|
| (Loss) earnings from equity interests |
(10)
|
(3)
|
12
|
(25)
|
| (Loss) earnings from continuing operations before taxes |
(116)
|
113
|
(773)
|
448
|
| Benefit (provision) for taxes |
966
|
(591)
|
3,105
|
(675)
|
| Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations |
850
|
(478)
|
2,332
|
(227)
|
| Net loss from discontinued operations |
(72)
|
(134)
|
(118)
|
(118)
|
| Net earnings (loss) |
$ 778
|
$ (612)
|
$ 2,214
|
$ (345)
|
| Basic |
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.55
|
$ (0.29)
|
$ 1.48
|
$ (0.14)
|
| Discontinued operations (in dollars per share) |
(0.05)
|
(0.08)
|
(0.07)
|
(0.07)
|
| Total basic net earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |
0.50
|
(0.37)
|
1.41
|
(0.21)
|
| Diluted |
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) |
0.54
|
(0.29)
|
1.46
|
(0.14)
|
| Discontinued operations (in dollars per share) |
(0.05)
|
(0.08)
|
(0.08)
|
(0.07)
|
| Total diluted net earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |
0.49
|
(0.37)
|
1.38
|
(0.21)
|
| Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.1125
|
$ 0.065
|
$ 0.2625
|
$ 0.195
|
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
| Basic (in shares) |
1,552
|
1,658
|
1,571
|
1,664
|
| Diluted (in shares) |
1,582
|
1,658
|
1,601
|
1,664
|